Ash-tray holder



May 6, 1930. J c s oc ET AL 1,757,792

ASH TRAY HOLDER Filed Aug. 20; 1928- E Lf'lllllw lllllllll INwENroBm drzrozwvzr Patented May 6, 1930 r I 5; r

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FRANK :r. cHEsLooK AND CLEMENT AQYARESQO s'r'. mmmmmsom ASH-TRAY VHOLIDER' 1 Application filed August 20, 1928. Serial No. 300,660. i

i Our invention relates to a portable ash-tray 5 holder'for the class of ash-trays used by smokers for depositing ashes of cigars, cigarettes or pipes and which holders also may 5 have means for holding unconsuined cigars,

cigarettes and also means for holding a match box.

The main object is to provide a simple, efficient and easily adjustable device for ash 7,10 trays by means of which the lattermay be mounted in convenient position of any vertical, elongated obgect such as the stem of a portable reading lamp or other upright elon ters', we have illustrated in Fig. 1 a floor lamp comprising the usual base A in which is fixed an upright column B at the upper end of which is suitably fixed illuminating means within a shade C to cast light down for reading purposes; It is well known that many persons use such lamps while reading and simultaneously smoking tobacco in some form and necessitating the use of an ash try. Our device is designed to mount an ash tray near the smoker-reader on a fixed object such as the column or pedestal of the reading lamp in which case the said tray is of course convenient and readily accessible to the person or persons near such lamp or other object. Therefore B may represent any convenient upright obj ectnear the user of the ash-tray a floor lamp being illustrated as a desirable object for the reasons stated.

shape D with the usual upper perimetral flange D (Fig. 1) on which may be fixed a cigar holder D and any suitable type of match box holder D Our device comprises a band-metal hoop E of a size tosnugly in- Referring to the drawing by reference let-' Ash trays as a general rule are of dishclose the dish-part of an ash tray with the flange of the latter resting on the upper edge of said hoop'or band. At one side of hoop E the metal band is formed with outwardly directed parallel arms E from the outer parts of which the bands are bent inwardly toward each other in curvatures E thence diagonally and lnwardlytoward each other in shallow V-shape formation E to a convergingpoint E outwardly of the hoop formation .E. The band metal may be of any suitable width; F is a fastening strap pref.- erably of good pliable material or spring brass with one end part fixed to an arm'E as at'G in Fig. 2. This strap has a row of holes H toward its free end in any of which may be inserted a thumb-screw J (Figs. 1 and 2) the,

threads of which may then be engaged in the threads of a tapped hole K in or near the other curvature E of the band frame. There may be one, two or more holes K. In mounting the device to frictionally engage a small diameter upright, as shown cross-hatched in Fig. 2, strap F is simply passed behind the upright to inclose it between said strap and in the V-shaped part of the frame,"thus making three point contact with the upright. The

thumb screw is simply inserted in one of the 7 holes H when the strap is spaced some from an adjacent hole K in which the screw is engaged and drawn into until the strap is drawn taut and clamps the device securely to the upright. In Fig. 2 is also illustrated in dotted lines how a comparatively large upright may be likewise engaged, and it will also be readily understood that a square or polygonally shaped column may be just as efliciently engaged by allowing one of the angular edges to be engaged in the V-shaped part and the strap otherwise used in like manner'about the column.

We claim :j

In a holder for trays of dish like form with an upper perimetral flange ametal loop frame adapted to encircle such tray under its flange, a pair of integral parallel arms extending from said loop outwardly, thence bent inwardly towardeach other and joined in a shallow V-shape formation pointed toward the center of the loop, an adjustable, flexible frame.

strap fixed to one of said parallel arms and means for engaging and pressing the free end-0f said strap toward the other of said parallel arms to clamp an upright obj ect between said strap and the V-shaped part of the In testimony whereof We aflixour signatures. a, r V

FRANKJ. CHESLOOK. CLEMENT A. YAR ES. 

